Protesters clash with police outside of Chile's Congress after fishing law vote gets delayed


Police officers walk as they hold their shields during a protest against a law being debated that would increase quotas for industrial fishing companies, in Valparaiso Chile March 25, 2025. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) - Police tear gassed and hurled water from cannons at protesters in front of Chile's national Congress in Valparaiso on Tuesday after a Senate commission delayed a vote on a controversial fishing law that seeks to redistribute quotas between artisanal and industrial fishers.

At least one police officer was injured and several people were detained after protesters knocked down a gate surrounding the building, attempting to enter Congress before being repelled by tear gas, water cannons and baton-wielding police in riot gear.

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